Washing-machine



ARTHUR MITCHELL, OF ABERDEEN, OHIO.

PIECE.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 3,329, dated November 6, 1843. p

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ARTHUR MITCHELL, of Aberdeen, in the county of Brown and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in l/Vashing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this speci float-ion, in whichs Figure l, is a perspective view; Fig. 2, same view with side removed; Fig. 3, the movable follower detached. j

The nature o-f my invention consists in constructing a washing machine, having a follower that moves up toward the end against which the clothes are washed, parallel with it, and in a right line, being steadied in its course by guides and ways; and also in the formation of the end against which the clothes are washed.

The case or reservoir, A, is an oblong rectangular box, the bottom of which projects beyond itat one end, this box is supported on four legs at a proper height and the end where the bottom projects rises above the sides; the other end is level with them, and from it atop piece (a) projects inward; from the inner edge of this piece slats C extend down, slant-ing toward the end piece, which they rest against at about three or four inches from the bott-om, the ends being supported by a solid pieceE D,

of the same thickness as the slats at the upper edge, `and about `four or live inches thick at the botto-m; the face or side next the follower being curved. Near the top of the box are ribs H, running from end to end, along the sides, to which they are attached; on these ways a cross head B, slides back and forth, the ends being cut out so as to t the ways, and having a shoulder above and below them. To make this head B,

slide more steadily and relieve it from` binding on the ways, a tongue or guide L,`

extends` back from it, through the end 'of the box that rises above the sides, a mortise being made therein `for that purpose; on

the upper side of this mort-isola `roller IVI,

1s placed, to relieve the guide from friction. On each side of the guidetwo short pieces are aflixed tothe cross head B, par- Q allel. with said guide, tc these pitinen I are jointed that extend backward through slots inthe backend, and are connected with two upright handles N ,that are connected with a rocker (a), which is jointed to the bottom board beyond the box, their upper ends being connected by a cross rod, that extends beyond thern,and is formed into a handle at each end; the endsiof the handles N, are also formed to, be grasped by the hand. By this contrivance it will be seen, as the handles are rocked back and forth, the cross head will have a rectilinear reciprocating motion. Into the underside 0f the cross head are mortised two braces F, that project down, and slant a little toward the front grating C, so as to be about parallel therewith; on these are fastened cross slats G, horizontally, and at their lower ends a bar E, is fastened, that reaches nearly to the-bottom of the box; this is thicker on its lo-wer edge than its upper, and is concave on the face next the slats C, similar to the stationary bar D. This forms the follower.`

The operation of this machine is as follows: Then the box is supplied with hot water, the clothes are soaped and put in between the follower and the front grat-e;

the machine is then put in motion, and the water squeezed through the clothes by rockj ing the handles to and fro, the form of the front grate and follower assisting in revolving them as the process continues, thus speedily removing the dirt from the clothes wit-hout injuring them.

`What I claim as my invention to `secure by Letters Patent ish The follower, constructed, arrangedand operating, in the manner, and for the purpose herein set forth. p

A. MITCHELL. Witnesses:

L. CALDWELL, J. JGREENOUGH.

and desire j 

